Poverty~Social COmmentary

Click HEREfor the lyrics, inspiration and more about this song in Collin's own words.

PORTRAITS OF THE HOMELESS - Lee Jeffries

Click HERE to read the interview with TIME magazine and this self-taught photographer

MIGRANT MOTHER (& others) - Dorthea LangeShe has been called America's greatest documentary photographer. Dorthea Lange is best known for capturing the portrait of the woman history named, "Migrant Mother." However, Lange's lens allowed her to document the human condition through some of its biggest challenges. One of those challenges include the Great Depression and her photographs of migratory farm workers during the Dust Bowl.

Click HEREfor a biography of Dorthea Lange.Click HEREto explore Lange's series about the migratory farm workers of the Great Depression.Click HERE to read about the background behind Migrant Mother.

HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVES - Jacob Riis In 1870, when Jacob August Riis immigrated to America from Denmark on the steamship Iowa, he rode in steerage with nothing but the clothes on his back, 40 borrowed dollars in his pocket, and a locket containing a single hair from the girl he loved. It must have been hard for the 21-year-old Riis to imagine that in just a few short years, he would become a pioneer in photojournalism and help reform the housing policy in New York City.

Click HERE to read more about Riis and how he used his art to change the world.

Check your CLASSROOMstream for an excerpt from Riis's book, How the Other Half Lives.